Halcyon Hall
Location: Bennett College in Millbrook, New York
Year: 1893
Cost: $9 million*
Halcyon Hall is the main attraction for those interested in scary, abandoned, and perhaps haunted buildings. Bennett College, a late 1800s women’s college, is abandoned. In 1893, Halcyon Hall was completed. The 200-room Queen Anne building was built by New York publisher H.J. Davison. Halcyon Hall is the main attraction for those interested in scary, abandoned, and perhaps haunted buildings. Bennett College, a late 1800s women’s college, is abandoned. In 1893, Halcyon Hall was completed. The 200-room Queen Anne building was built by New York publisher H.J. Davison.
Halcyon Hall
Eastern State Penitentiary
Location: Philadelphia
Year: 1829
Cost: $780,000*
Eastern State Penitentiary housed 400 convicts from 1829 to 1877. Although ESP closed in 1971 following years of deterioration, it remains a famous Pennsylvania tourist site due to its haunting. The ESP jail pioneered separate confinement and focused on reform, not punishment. Al Capone and bank robber Willie Sutton lived at ESP. When erected, it was the most expensive and largest public building in the U.S. After closing, the prison was abandoned.
Eastern State Penitentiary
